Descriptivism

A term used in First-Year Writing to make a point about Crowd Sourcing definitions.

I can't believe he used the word descriptivism in an academic presentation.

by Max White January 21, 2018

Descriptiophobia

The fear of not having a label to identify with

Jim: "hey, what are your pronouns?"
Tod: "I don't know, I have descriptiophobia so I'm freaking out right now because you asked me that question"

by Descriptiophobia December 20, 2021

Descriptionist

A person who described stuff for a living

Tim: whats your job?
Jim: im a descriptionist
Tim: what is that?
Jim: i describe stuff for people

by Ashth3d1n0 December 10, 2022

Descriptonym

A noun whose name directly describes its function or purpose.

Note: Descriptonyms are usually compound nouns. Not all compounds qualify—a notebook is a descriptonym, but butterfly isn’t.

Created by: Dalton H.

Examples:
Pencil sharpener, toothbrush, and dishwasher are descriptonyms because their names clearly tell you what they do.

by Neil B. Formy April 8, 2025

gravponics description block

When trying to define the aspects and functioning of the gravponics system it gets denied, blocked, and unpublished on urbandictionary.com.

Even though i am clearly describing it in a clear manner and referencing other gravponics related articles, the information that i am trying to describe just wont get published. It is a real thing that is getting blocked no matter how i am describing it. I see alot of words on here that are fabricated and they get approved. To deny even this definition is to say its not happening is the essence of the gravponics description block.

by doublestandarddems April 19, 2013

Syndrome (descriptive)

Syndrome Is used to describe something that is not working or is just generally Shiite.

In a sentence, syndrome (descriptive)
you're such a syndrome
Ur relationship is a syndrome

Craig is being syndrome
That food tastes like absolute syndrome

by Goonicus the unwavering October 11, 2019

People in an Urban Dictionary description

They know the truth now.

Person 1: "Howdy-do, another beautiful day!
A random stranger: "WE LIVE INSIDE AN URBAN DICTIONARY DECRIPTION! YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME!"
Urban Dictionary Creator: "Take em' away boys. He knows too much.
A random stranger: THINK ABOUT IT PERSON 1! Do you remember what you ate yesterday? Who is your mom? Why is your name "Person 1"? CAN YOU EVEN SEE ME RIGHT NOW?! You have to help me! help us esca-"
Urban dictionary creator: You don't believe anything he said down there, do ya?
Person 1: um... uh... nope!
Urban dictionary creator: good.
Person 1: "Wait. What's gonna happen now? am I going to die? Am I going to be erased from the universe forever? NO PLEASE! HELP ME ! HELP-

Dear urban dictionary editors: Please let this story of People in an Urban Dictionary description through. I spent 30 mins on it. By the way, your hair is looking very nice today! And that outfit too! very niiiiiiice!

by TheGirlWhoGossipsInTheCorner August 23, 2022